Georgie Bingham

Georgie Bingham

I'm delighted to be on board with the Cignet team and organiser Ben
Hortop for the 2013 Heroes Celebrity Golf day. I played last year for
the first time and all I can say is that the weather had better play
ball this year! Stoke Park almost drowned last April, and yet so many
people made it such a fabulous day I couldn't resist the opportunity to
get involved this time around.

Help for Heroes is a charity that by right shouldn't actually be
needed. Our troops go into hostile combat zones in OUR name - and yet
we don't have the right infrastructure to provide THEM with enough care,
or practical help and support when they are either struck ill or suffer
life changing injuries. That is what Help for Heroes does, and it's no
wonder it's such a huge and really well supported charity. I strongly
feel we as a nation have a duty to our brave men and women servicemen
who pledged to defend our interests when they entered the forces.

Working on the Paralympics for Channel 4 was an incredible
experience. I met more inspirational people then most people do in a
lifetime. In a few cases it was the ex-military personnel that really
stood out to me. Many of them overcame huge obstacles to take part in
the Paralympic Games and I continue to be amazed by their resilience and
determination. I hope that when Rio comes around in 2016 - a higher
proportion of the Paralympics GB team are there through Battle Back and
Help for Heroes. The work they do is incredible.

I hope that you will join us on 24th April 2013. I think it's going
to be the best one yet. I am also going to have a word about the
weather. I promise...